Ditching-machine.



J. H. MGCK.

y DITCHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. z, 1913.

WJTNESSES d5 I. H. MOGK. DITGHING MACHINE'. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1913.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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WTNESSE Joann. moon, or '.Tnrmonn, iraniens.l

DITCN N MACHINE.

. Specication of Lettens Patent.

Application led September 2, 1913. Serial o. 787,739.

vTo 'all lwhom it mag/ concern,

Be it known that I, JOHN H. Moon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jetmore, in the county of Hodgeman and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ditching-Machines; and-I do hereby declare the following to be a'full', clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others-skilled in theartto whicht appertains to make and u'sethesame.- I fr l -"T hi s 'invention relates 'to' ditching ma- Achines and one of the principal objects there# offisto rovide a ditching machine'having "(scool's'w ich lmay be adjusted to the desired t l Y eg further object is to provide a ditching machine-whereby the dirt may be thrown to either side ofthe ditch at the will of the 0perator.'

.A further object of my inventionl is to novide a ditching machine which will be ysimpl'e', durable, and eiiicient -in operation an' Airiezqzvensivcfto manufacture;

Withth'ese-and other object sin View the invention consists in the construction, com bination and arrangement of parts hereinfter'in'ore fully described, and claimed, and iilustra'ted iny the accompanying drawings, 'in which like characters of reference indicate like Aparts throughout the several viewsv andin which,

Figure 1 is a yVertical longitudinalsece tiona the scoops and elevator inside elevatlon.

Fig-2 is `atop plan view of the ymach-ine,`

and, Fig. 3 is a vX''ertical longitudinal view through the lower 'scoop and the-lower endv l of 4the elevator.

In carrying out"V van arch shaped aXle'fi-being pivoted on a bumper' 5 secured tolthe'ifrontbar and carF ryingfrontwheels 6, and an axle 7 beingv journaledin brackets (not shown) under the" rear en d vof the frame and carryin driving wheels 8.' A tongue 9'is secured to.

' tongue eing braced to the axle 4 and adapted to'turn the same forl guiding'the machine. iA cross board 10 is positionedon the frame toward the forwardy end thereof and vcarries a-drivers seat 11, 'Secured tothe:-

-view' through the machine, showing Y 'my inventionfl provide.' V a substantially rectangular= V:frame having l* s idebars 1, a front bar 2 and `a rear-'bar 3,'

land which is vprovided 'wit side bars 1, forwardly of the board 10, is a Ametal arch 12, whose central portion comprises a block'12, pivoted by means of pins 12b, to the adjacent portions of arch 12, a nd sa1d block 1s provlded with a-central'opening therein which is adapted to receive a vertical rack bar 13, adapted to be actuated by means of a pinion 14 Ysecured to a stub the opening laxle 15,-which extends throng1 a 4wheel 16 ladapted to be operatedfvifrom the drivers:

`'the pinion 14 and the'end lthe block 12".

seat. The'rack'bar 13 is positioned between of the opening in The lower end of the rack bar is bifurcated, as at 117, and a disk 18 is which vpasses through a-bearn20, the front end of which'is provided witha clevis'21 adapted to receive a chain "22. which is;

hitched to the draft animals. Near-thefrear tend of the beam 2 0 are secured scoops 23 and 24, each of which hs a bottom and side vwalls, the latter being formed with arms 25 which curve inwardly and are secured esst.

26to the beam. The scoop 23 is somewhat shorter than the scoop and. is positioned at-a slightdistance above the iront enct'o the latter and is adapted to engage the earth for-cutting the same and 'delivering it tothe scoop 24,-the latter gathering-the earth-"be-` low the scoop 23.

` An arcuatemember has it ends pirated by-meansof removable'bolts 61 to 'thelowerends of braced bars 62, which are seeuredlta t-hefr'ame and whichare provided' with' a number of openings to' allow adjnstlnemt.Loi3 I vmember 60,1.long1tudinally of .the bars.- The -central portion of member 60. is into a Patented Sept. 22, 1914.,

formed integral with the lower endvofv the:A

substantial Ufsh-a e, and heavy boltrig,

passes through t e, arms fofthe U, and

to the arcuate 1 remember.v By v this means .fthe

A:force of pulling the vmachine/ie `exerted through member 60, and bar-S662, and the rack bar is relieved ostraini` 'lty isfevident vthat as the plows are raised orl'c'werethe 'difference in distance between 1rack-.113gang the'- vertical plane of bars 62,4is compensate for by the swinging of' block 12- entit pivots i Af rectangular supporting'frame 27 ispivotedyasat 28,19 the central portion ofthe 'axle' "l and at' itsupper: endsupncrts a'- shaft through the rackibar 13, pivoting .said-han iet 29, which is provided at one end with a cog wheel 30, over which a chain 31 runs, the opposite end of the chain running over a cog wheel 32 supported by a shaft 33 which is journaled in the frame 27 above the axle 7, one end of the shaft 33 being provided with a gearwheel 34 adapted to engage a gear 35 on the axle 7, whereby r o tary motion is imparted through the chain 31 to the shaft 29. A clutch 36 is provided for throwing the ear 35 into and out of engagement with t e gear 34 and the said clutch is adapted to be operated from the drivers seat.

Pivoted on the shaft 29 are the upper ends of the side members of an elevator 37, the lower ends supporting a shaft 38, which passes through the sides of the scoop 24 and which co-acts with the shaft 29, in supporting a conveyer belt 39, which is provided with cross bars 43 for gathering the dirt from the scoop 24 and carrying the same upward on the conveyer. The rear end of the beam 20 is provided with a cros's bar 41, the ends of which extend through the sides of the elevator 37 and are adapted to'work in slots 42 therein, the sides of the scoop 24 being also slotted where the shaft 38 extends therethrough, so that the beam 20 may swing on its pivot 19 without disturbing or twisting the elevator 37. A wall connectsl the sides of the elevator 37 and is adapted to support the conveyer belt. The sides of the` elevator 37 lie within the sides of the scoop 24 and are spaced slightly therefrom, the bottom of the scoop being formed with an upwardly inclined wall 57 at its rear end for depositing the earth onto the belt 39.

Pivoted on the shaft 29 on the outer sides of the elevator 37 are the sidesof a chute 44, the latter being inclined downwardly and adapted to rest at its lower end against one of the sloping sides ofa hopper 45, which is secured tothe end bar 3 of the frame of the machine, and which is provided with oppositely extending spouts 46 which have their outer ends disposed well beyond the edges of the ditch, said hopper being adapted to receive the earth carried up by the conveyer for depositing the same on either or both sides of the ditch, as the operator may wish, a gate 47 being pivoted at its lower end between the meeting ends of the sides of the spouts andwhich is provided with a'shaft 48 extending through the bar 3 and having a lever arm 49 which is' adapted to be actuated by means of a rod 50 connected to one arm of a bell crank lever 52, the opposite arm of which is connected by a rod 53 to the lever 54, the latter being pivoted to the segment 55 on the cross board 10, the usual dog being provided on the lever 54. It lis obvious that by this construction the gate 47l may be thrown either to the right or left for closing one laround a curve in the ditch.

'of said wheel is equal to the width of the scoops, said guide wheel being adaptedntov contactwith the sides of the ditch for maintaining the scoops in proper alinementyV it being understood, however, that when the ditch is irst started, the wheel 56 will be above the surface. of the ground, in which case the scoops-are guided by the pull on the draw bar`20. The conveyer 37 is somewhat less.inwidth than thewidth of the scoops, so that the former will not contact with the sides of the ditch and will allow enough play for turning curves in the ditch, and also allowing for enough play between the sides of the scoop 24: andthe sides ofthe y elevator to allow playy of the shai't38 ,inl the side of the scoop, 'as'the machine` goes By reason ofthe supportingfraineA- W being pivoted ontheA shaft 7, the conveyor is free to be raised orf'lowered as the bea1n20 iS raised or lowered, and this action. will cause the frame to rock'on the shaft 7, this action not interfering with the operation of the chute because the lower end of the chute 44v rests against thehopper 45, but is notsecured thereto.

The .shaft 38 is positioned Iat suchva distance above the bottom of the scoop 24 as to allow the passage of the cross bars 43 bef tween said shaft and .the bottom of the scoop.

Although I have described the preferred A embodiment of my invention, I reserveA and may exercise the right to make such changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as do not depart from the spirit of the invention or scope of the ap ended claims. f

aving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by .Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A ditchingmachine providin a frame,

a rack bar slidably silpported t ereby, a

beam pivoted to said rack bar, scoopscarried by said beam and adapted tov collect the earth, a supporting frame, an elevator pivoted at one yend to said frame and loosely connected at the opposite end to said beam, a -shaft carried by said elevator and extend- .ing through slots in the side walls of one of said scoops, means for operating said elevator for removing the earth fromsaid iso `supporting' frame, a'scoop beam; means :forv ble connections. whereby the angle of n- 1.o connecting the scoop beam to the frame clination of the conveyer'may bevaried.

-`whereby the beam may be adjusted, a plu- Iii-testimony whereof I have signed my rality of scoops' carried by said beam, an name to this specication n the presence of endless conveyer having its lower ter al. two `subscribing witnesses. c novablj7 connected to one 'of said scoops and JOHN H; MOCK.`

likewise movably connected to said beam' Witnesses: and means-supporting the upper terminal .of -WM. SINGLAIR, 'said conveyer and coacting with said mova- Hazan WILSON. 

